The 196 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1943-05-07 at an unknown time

On Friday 07 May 1943, a member of the 196 Sqdn, Sergeant E Talgum, took off from an unknown RAF station in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on WW2 History Europe. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type X, serial HE171, code ZO-).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

(Eighth Air Force): In England, Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers is appointed Commanding GeneralEUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, U.S. Army replacing General Andrews who was killed in Iceland on Monday.

Campaign report of the RAF:

7 May 1943

6 Mitchells to a railway target at Boulogne were recalled.

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